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# My best articles

Hi there, James Clear here.

You recently signed up to my free email newsletter. Thanks again! 

In today's email, I want to show you around JamesClear.com and recommend some of my best articles to you.

I've been writing at JamesClear.com since 2012, and articles are the bread and butter of the website. The central question I explore through my work is, “How can we live better?”

In other words, I want to find great ideas and explain them in a way that is easy to use and apply to daily life.

I've published more than 250 articles on topics like...

* [How to start (and stick to) good habits](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/qvh8h7h8vd47dnbl/aHR0cHM6Ly9qYW1lc2NsZWFyLmNvbS9oYWJpdHM=)
* [How to make good choices and avoid bad ones](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/g3hnh5henmldmxhr/aHR0cHM6Ly9qYW1lc2NsZWFyLmNvbS9kZWNpc2lvbi1tYWtpbmc=)
* [How to improve focus](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/9qhzhnhgxd6qd4c9/aHR0cHM6Ly9qYW1lc2NsZWFyLmNvbS9mb2N1cw==) and [stay motivated](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/3ohphkhqr32o30ar/aHR0cHM6Ly9qYW1lc2NsZWFyLmNvbS9tb3RpdmF0aW9u)
* [How to accomplish more in less time](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/48hvheh09mp5m8ux/aHR0cHM6Ly9qYW1lc2NsZWFyLmNvbS9wcm9kdWN0aXZpdHk=)
* [How to unlock creativity](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/wnh2hghr4qk5qpb7/aHR0cHM6Ly9qYW1lc2NsZWFyLmNvbS9jcmVhdGl2aXR5)

If you're looking for something interesting to read, here are five of my best articles to start with:

1. [Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/reh8hohq7m32mli2/aHR0cHM6Ly9qYW1lc2NsZWFyLmNvbS93aHktZmFjdHMtZG9udC1jaGFuZ2UtbWluZHM=)
2. [Forget About Setting Goals. Focus on This Instead.](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/08hwh9hmx29o23hl/aHR0cHM6Ly9qYW1lc2NsZWFyLmNvbS9nb2Fscy1zeXN0ZW1z)
3. [The Ultimate Productivity Hack is Saying No](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/8ghqhohg3o20orfk/aHR0cHM6Ly9qYW1lc2NsZWFyLmNvbS9zYXlpbmctbm8=)
4. [For a More Creative Brain Follow These 5 Steps](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/vqh3hrhn4ovxoqsg/aHR0cHM6Ly9qYW1lc2NsZWFyLmNvbS9maXZlLXN0ZXAtY3JlYXRpdmUtcHJvY2Vzcw==)
5. [Inversion: The Crucial Thinking Skill Nobody Ever Taught You](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/l2hehmho4ln0lpt6/aHR0cHM6Ly9qYW1lc2NsZWFyLmNvbS9pbnZlcnNpb24=)

## **The Archives**

Dive in and spend a little time in [the archives](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/p8heh9hzrk29n3fq/aHR0cHM6Ly9qYW1lc2NsZWFyLmNvbS8zLTItMQ==). There are hundreds of past newsletter issues and I'm confident that you'll find something helpful and interesting.

# The App

If you’re looking for some help incorporating these new habits into your daily life, check out [Atoms](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/x0hph6hwk8pn5ph5/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdG9tcy5qYW1lc2NsZWFyLmNvbS8=). It’s a free app helping you practice habit-building strategies from Atomic Habits. Myself and thousands of others are already using it.

**The Book**

Finally, if you want to read my best long-form work, pick up a copy of my #1 NYT Bestselling book [_Atomic Habits_](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/m2h7h5ho93qg3rcm/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdG9taWNoYWJpdHMuY29tLw==). Packed with self-improvement strategies, _Atomic Habits_ will teach you how to make the small changes that will transform your habits and deliver remarkable results. 

James Clear  
_Author of_ [_Atomic Habits_](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/m2h7h5ho93qg3rcm/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdG9taWNoYWJpdHMuY29tLw==) _and_ [_keynote speaker_](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/8ghqhohgr0ok5vbk/aHR0cHM6Ly9qYW1lc2NsZWFyLmNvbS9rZXlub3RlLXNwZWFrZXI=)

P.S.— If you would find it helpful to receive short reminders for building good habits, breaking bad ones, and making better decisions…then follow me on [Twitter](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/e0hph7h0m9lk8wt8/aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qYW1lc2NsZWFy) and [Instagram](https://59b90e10.click.convertkit-mail4.com/lmu3w8ngn7t6ur00xws6h8w04vvwsgh5o/7qh7h8hodv60rmbz/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9qYW1lc2NsZWFyLw==).

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